Staff Software Engineer, Factory Systems Lead

About the JobThis role owns the software layer that helps a modern factory actually run. You will architect and evolve a lean systems stack across operations, quality, maintenance, and visibility, with the freedom to decide where software should be bought, built, or avoided entirely.What You’ll DoArchitect the systems layer supporting production, quality, maintenance, and decision-makingEvaluate build vs. buy tradeoffs across core factory software domainsDesign lightweight workflows and data models for greenfield and rapidly evolving operating environmentsPartner with engineering and operations teams across internal sites and selected external programsHelp create a stack that can flex across new process categories and strategic manufacturing effortsRequired QualificationsExperience building or owning software systems used in live operational environmentsStrong product and architectural judgment in messy, cross-functional domainsAbility to simplify workflows rather than mirror complexity in softwareExperience integrating multiple systems into a coherent operating modelWillingness to stay close to users and make pragmatic tradeoffsPreferred QualificationsExperience with factory software domains such as SCADA, MES, HMI, analytics, CMMS, or quality systemsExperience in manufacturing or other high-consequence operational settingsStrong instincts around instrumentation and operational feedback loopsExperience replacing heavyweight enterprise processes with lean internal systemsFamiliarity with strategic materials, process-intensive manufacturing, or adjacent regulated environments

• Experience building or owning software systems used in live operational environments

• Strong product and architectural judgment in messy, cross-functional domains

• Ability to simplify workflows rather than mirror complexity in software

• Experience integrating multiple systems into a coherent operating model

• Willingness to stay close to users and make pragmatic tradeoffs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with factory software domains such as SCADA, MES, HMI, analytics, CMMS, or quality systems

• Experience in manufacturing or other high-consequence operational settings

• Strong instincts around instrumentation and operational feedback loops

• Experience replacing heavyweight enterprise processes with lean internal systems

• Familiarity with strategic materials, process-intensive manufacturing, or adjacent regulated environments